antivenin

antivenin
/an'tee ven"in, an'tuy-/, n.
1. an antitoxin present in the blood of an animal following repeated injections of venom.
2. the antitoxic serum obtained from such blood.
[1890-95; earlier antiven(ene) (ANTI- + venene < L venenum potion, poison; see VENOM) + -IN2]

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  • antivenin (Micrurus fulvius) — [USP] North American coral snake antivenin a lyophilized preparation containing specific venom neutralizing globulins obtained from the serum of horses immunized with the venom of Micrurus fulvius (the eastern coral snake); used to neutralize the …   Medical dictionary

  • antivenin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1895 an antitoxin to a venom; also an antiserum containing such antitoxin …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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